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Two metal spheres of same mass are suspended from a common point by a light insulating string. The length of each string is same. The spheres are given electric charges +q on one end and +4q on the other. Which of the following diagrams best shows the resulting positions of spheres ?

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Important Questions on Laws of Motion

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The length of a metal wire is 1, when the tension in it is T1 and is 2 when the tension is T2. The natural length of the wire is:

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A rope of length L and uniform linear density is hanging from the ceiling. A transverse wave pulse, generated close to the free end of the rope, travels upwards through the rope. Select the correct option.
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A body of weight W1 is suspended from the ceiling of a room through a chain of weight W2. The ceiling pulls the chain by a force
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A mass of 10 kg is suspended vertically by a rope from the roof. When a horizontal force is applied on the rope at some point, the rope deviated at an angle of 45° at the roof point. If the suspended mass is at equilibrium, the magnitude of the force applied is g=10 m s-2
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Two blocks A and B are placed one over the other on a smooth horizontal surface. The maximum horizontal force that can be applied on lower block A, so that A and B move without separation is 49 N. The coefficient of friction between A and B is

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One end of a massless spring of spring constant k and natural length l0 is fixed while the other end is connected to a small object of mass m lying on a frictionless table. The spring remains horizontal on the table. If the object is made to rotate at an angular velocity ω about an axis passing trough fixed end, then the elongation of the spring will be
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Consider the following statements about the four fundamental forces in nature.
(i) The strong nuclear force binds protons and neutrons in a nucleus.
(ii) The strong nuclear force is about 103 times the electromagnetic force in strength.
(iii) The weak nuclear force is the weakest of all the four fundamental forces.
(iv) The range of the weak nuclear is about 10-16 m
The correct statement(s) is (are)
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A particle moving with velocity V is acted by three forces shown by the vector triangle PQR. The velocity of the particle will
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An automobile moving with a speed of 36 km h-1 reaches an upward inclined road of angle 30°, its engine becomes switch off. If the coefficient of friction is 0.1, then how much distance will automobile move before coming to rest?
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A maximum of 3 N force can be applied on a block, down the incline, that would still not move the block which is placed on a rough inclined plane as shown in the figure. The maximum external force up the inclined plane that does not move the block is 12 N. The coefficient of static friction between the block and the plane is Take g=10 m s-2

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A rod of weight W is supported by two parallel knife edges A and B and is in equilibrium in a horizontal position. The knives are at a distance d from each other. The centre of mass of the rod is at distance x from A . the normal reaction on A is:
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Two blocks A and B of masses 3m and m respectively are connected by a massless and inextensible string. The whole system is suspended by a massless spring as shown in figure. The magnitudes of acceleration of A and B immediately after the string is cut, are respectively
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Two masses m1=5 kg and m2=10 kg, connected by an inextensible string over a frictionless pulley, are moving as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction of horizontal surface is 0.15. The minimum weight m that should be put on top of m2 to stop the motion is:

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A book is lying on a table. What is the angle between the normal reaction acting on the book on the table and the weight of the book?
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A block of mass 10 kg is in contact against the inner wall of a hollow cylindrical drum of radius 1 m. The coefficient of friction between the block and the inner wall of the cylinder is 0.1. The minimum angular velocity needed for the cylinder to keep the block stationary when the cylinder is vertical and rotating about its axis will be  g=10  m s-2,
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A 60HP electric motor lifts an elevator having a maximum total load capacity of 2000 kg. If the frictional force on the elevator is 4000 N, the speed of the elevator at full load is close to : 1 HP=746 W, g=10 m s-2
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A block of weight 100 N is suspended by copper and steel wires of same cross-sectional area 0.5 cm2 and, length 3 m and 1 m, respectively. Their other ends are fixed on a ceiling as shown in figure. The angles subtended by copper and steel wires with ceiling are 30o and 60o, respectively. If elongation in copper wire is ΔlC and elongation in steel wire is ΔlS, then the ratio ΔlCΔlS is x1.Find the value of x.
[Young's modulus for copper and steel are 1×1011N m-2 and 2×1011Nm-2 respectively]

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A rectangular frame of some mass has to be suspended symmetrically by two mass-less strings of equal length on two supports. It can be done in one of the three following ways as shown in below figures. The tension in the strings will be

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A balloon with mass m is descending down with an acceleration a (where a<g). How much mass should be removed from it so that it starts moving up with an acceleration a?
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Three blocks A, B and C, of masses 4 kg, 2 kg 1 kg and respectively, are in contact on a frictionless surface, as shown. If a force of 14 N  is applied on the 4 kg block, then the contact force between A and B is:

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